Madison’s lakes are threatened. They are threatened right now. According to UW Madison lakes scientist Steve Carpenter the culprits are climate change, runoff pollution and invasive species. Sound familiar?
Simply three of the most talked about environmental influences of our times. And that’s why it is so important this Friday’s conference on the future of this regions lakes and watershed is focused on not just vision?necessary as it is?but also action. Immediate action.
We need both vision and action. We need a long term plan and sufficient resources to support it. We need organization and commitment. We need leadership. But we also need actions steps that can be taken citizens, elected officials and activists, researchers and scientists to reverse deterioration now and promote a cleaner future.